AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS FOR 1888.

Evening Star, Issue 7473, 17 March 1888, Page 4

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS FOR 1888.

Waikouaiti t» Waitati Stream.—Number of holdings-, 242. Laud broken up but not under crop, 60 acres. Land under crop—Oats tor green food or hay, 532 acres; oats for grain, 24 acres; barley, 2 acres ; potatoes. :,3 acres; turnips or rape, ir»? acres; mangold, beet carrots, pannipß, or onion?, 71 acres; garden, iH acres; orchard. 315 acres. Estimated g.oss produce--Wheat, 10 bushels; oats, 570 bushels; barley, 10bushels; potatoes. 114toos. Land in sown erasses-In hay, 217 acres; in grasses after having been broken up, 923 acres; grass-sown lands not previously ploughed, 5,298 acres. Kstimated gross produce-Sown grasses, 611 tons. Produce of grass seed—Cocksfoot, 122 bushels. Plantations of forest trees,4sacre.. Total number of acres under crop, including sown graßS. 14,558. Peninsula.—Number of holdings, 328. Land broken up but not under crop, 30 acres. L%nd under crop-Wheat, 4 acres; oats for green food or hay, 592 acres; oats for grain, 149 acres; barley, 1 aero; potatoes, 117 acres; pease or beans, 1 acre ; turnips or rape, 342 acres; mangold, beet, carrots, parsnips, or onions, 39 acres; other crops, 52 acres; garden, 47 acres; orchard, 69 acres. Estimated gross produce Wheat, 135 bushels; oats, 5,880 bushels ; barley, 20 bushels; potatoes,s62tons. Quantity of last year's crop remaining on hand when forms filled up-Oats, 100 bushels. In hay, 683 acres. In grasses after having been broken up, 6,017 acres. Grass-sown lands not previously ploughed, 6,445 acres. Estimated giara produce—Sown grasses, 1,644 tons. Produce of grass seed-Cocksfoot, 1,008 bushels; rye-grass, 20 acre 3. Plantation of forest trees, 45 acres. Total number of acres under crop (including sown grasses), 14,558. Taieri. Number of holdings, Bau. Land under crop —Wheat, 5,450 acres; oats for Land broken but not under crop, 1,415 acres, green food or hay, 4,653 acres; oats for grain, 7,790 Dcres; barley, 256 acres; potatoes, 670 acres; rye, 23 acres ; pease or beans, 14 acres ; turnips or ra"n, 8,618 acres; mangold, beet, carrots, pars~u«, or crops, 6 acres ; garden, „M acres ; orchard, 150 acres. Estimated gross produce Wheat, 191,454 bushels; oats, 263,235 busbels ; barley, 6,802 bushels; potatoes, 4,331 tons. Quantity of last year's crop remaining on hand when forms filled up—Wheat, 906 bushels; oats, 8,764 bushels. Land in sown grasses—ln hay, 891 acres. In grasses after having been broken up, 53,640 acres. Giaissotrn land not previously ploughed, 18,263 acre?. Estimated gross produce—Sown grasses, 1,463 tons. Produce of grass-seed—Cocksfoot, 1,106 bushels ; rye-grass, 1,565 bushels. Plantations of forest tieea, 251 acres. Total number of acres under crop (including sown grasses), i 00,795. Bruce. Number of holdings Freehold, 497; rented, 109; part rented and part freehold, 70. Land broken up but not under crop, 9,174 acres.. Wheat sown for grain, 7,852 acres; estimated produce, 245,116 bushels. Oats—For green food or hay, 1,272 acres ; for grain, 15,494 acres ; estimated jproduce giaiu. 463,232 bushels. Barley, 435 acrt s ; estimated produce, 10,615 bushels. Rye, 9 acres ; produce, 144 bushels. Pease, f> acres; produce, 116 bu«hels. Grass For hay, 4254 acres; produce, 876 tons. After having been broken up (including such as in hay), 67,028 acres. Not previously ploughed (including such as for hay), 1,920 acres. Grass seed: Cocksfoot "2,900 bushels; rye-grasa, 10,754 bushels. Potatoes, 428 acres ; produce, 2,310 tons. Turnips or rape, 10,061 acres Mangold, beet, etc., 4| acres. Other crops, 57 acres. Garden, 91 acres. Orchard, 130 acres. Plantations of forest trees, 180 acres. Total acres under crop (including sown grasses), 104,212. , ~ Clutha. Number of holdings Freehold, 462 ; rented, 79 ; part rented and part freehold, 54. Land broken up but not under crop, 5,586 acres. Wheat sown for grain, 3,168 acres; estimated produce, 94,958 bushels. Oats—For green food or hay, 1,794 acres ; for grain, 28,651 acres; estimated gross produce graia, 912,725 bushels. Barley, 78£ acres; produce, 2,870 bushels. Rye, 1 acre; produce. 40 bushels. Pease, 2J acres; produce, 90 bushels. Beans, 9 acres; produce, 195 bushels. Grass for hay, 176 acres; produce, 864 tons. After being broken up (such as for hay, etc.). 107,944 acres. GraßS sown not previously ploughed (such as for hay, etc.), 8,886 acres. Grass seed—Cocksfoot, 1,182 bushels ; ryegrass, 41,511 bushels. Potatoes, 350 acres ; produce, 1,466 tons. Turnips or rape, 20,088 acres. Mangold,beet, etc.,2acres. Othercrops, 3 acres. Garden, 212 acres. Orchard, 80 acres. Plantations forest trees, 273} acres. Total acre 3 under crop (including sown grasses), 171,421. „ , ~ Waihemo.— Number of holdings—Freehold, 154; rented, 45 ; part rented and part freehold, 44. Land broken up but not under crop, 1,879 acres. Wheat sown for grain, 2,974 acres; estimated produce, 99,111 bushels. Oats—For green food or hay, 1,516£ acres; for grain, 3,903 acres ; estimate i produce grain, 129,610 bushels. Barley, 135 acres; produce, 3.415 bushels. Rye, 8 acres; produce, 100 bushels. Pease, 4 acres ; produce, 45 bushels. Beans, 1 acre ; produce, 20 bushels. Grass for hay, 1674 acres ; produce. 192 tons. After having been broken up (such as for hay, etc.), 27,096 acres. Grass sown not previously ploughed (such as for hay, etc), 17,3 : >3 acres. Grass seed—Rye-grass, 3,375 bushels. Potatoes, 195J acres; produce, 907$ tons. Turnips or rape, 3,015£ aens. Other crops, 7 acres. Garden, 107 acres. Orchard, 415J acres, Plan tatinna—Forest trees, 84 acres. Total acres under crop, including sown grasses. 5G.524JJ. Quantity of last year'a crop remaining on hand when form was filled up—Wheat, 1,420 bushels ; oats, 3,750 bushels. Waikouaiti (North of the Waitati Stream).— Number of holdings—Fj eehold,ll67; rented, 49; part rented and part freehold, 75. Land broken up but not under crop, 281J acres. Wheat sown for grain, 1,783£ acres; estimated produce, 40,090 bushels, cats—For gretn food or hay, 902 acres; for grain, acres; estimated produrs grain, 47.585 bushels. Barley, 94 aces* estimated produce, 2,480 bushels. Rye, 9 acres; produce, 170 bushels. Pease, 9£ acres; produce, 175 bushels. Beans. J-acre; produce, 15 bushels. Grass—For hay, 2961 acres; produce, tons- After having been broken up (including such ain hay), 11,6->5 acres Not previouslyploughed 'including such as for hay), 33.042J acrea. Grass seod Cocksfoot, 22 bushels ; rye-grass, 412} buahelp. Potatoes, 263 acres; produce, 1,286 i tons. Turnip* or rape, 1,346$ aores. Mangold, beet, etc.. 14J acres. Other crops, 11 acres. Garden, 71i acres. Orchard, 48 acres. Plantations of forest trees, 22J acres. Total acres under crop (including sown grasses), 51.243 J. Quantity of last year's crop remaining ca hand when foimwas filled up:-Oats, 968 bushel*. ______■——•